diff --git a/core/modules/text/text.module b/core/modules/text/text.module
index 297e60e..e8ee48e 100644
--- a/core/modules/text/text.module
+++ b/core/modules/text/text.module
@@ -35,8 +35,17 @@ function text_help($path, $arg) {
     case 'admin/help#text':
       $output = '';
       $output .= '<h3>' . t('About') . '</h3>';
-      $output .= '<p>' . t("The Text module defines various text field types for the Field module. A text field may contain plain text only, or optionally, may use Drupal's <a href='@filter-help'>text filters</a> to securely manage HTML output. Text input fields may be either a single line (text field), multiple lines (text area), or for greater input control, a select box, checkbox, or radio buttons. If desired, the field can be validated, so that it is limited to a set of allowed values. See the <a href='@field-help'>Field module help page</a> for more information about fields.", array('@field-help' => url('admin/help/field'), '@filter-help' => url('admin/help/filter'))) . '</p>';
-      return $output;
+      $output .= '<p>' . t('The Text module allows you to create text fields. See the <a href="!field">Field module help</a> and the <a href="!field_ui">Field UI help</a> pages for general information on fields and how to create and manage them. For more information, see the <a href="!text_documentation">online documentation for the Text module</a>.', array('!field' => \Drupal::url('help.page', array('name' => 'field')), '!field_ui' => \Drupal::url('help.page', array('name' => 'field_ui')), '!text_documentation' => 'https://drupal.org/documentation/modules/text')) . '</p>';
+      $output .= '<h3>' . t('Uses') . '</h3>';
+      $output .= '<dl>';
+      $output .= '<dt>' . t('Managing and displaying text fields') . '</dt>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('The <em>settings</em> and <em>display</em> of the text field can be configured separately. See the <a href="!field_ui">Field UI help</a> for more information on how to manage fields and their display.', array('!field_ui' => \Drupal::url('help.page', array('name' => 'field_ui')))) . '</dd>';
+      $output .= '<dt>' . t('Using text formats and editors') . '</dt>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('With the <em>Text processing</em> options you can restrict the input to <em>Plain text</em>only, or allow users to formated text. Which options are available to individual users depends on the settings on the <a href="!formats">Text formats and editors page </a>. If formated text is submitted, you can still display it without the formatting by choosing <em>Plain text</em> as <em>Format</em> on the <em>Manage Display</em> page.', array('!formats' => \Drupal::url('filter.admin_overview'))) . '</dd>';
+      $output .= '<dt>' . t('Setting and display the text length') . '</dt>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('You can change the number of characters that define the maximum text length in the <em>Field settings</em> when you set up the field. Independent from this maximum length, you can change the size of the field in which content can be entered on the  <em>Manage Form Display</em> page. On the <em>Manage Display</em> page you can choose whether to displayed a trimmed version of the text, and if so after how many characters the text should be cut off.') . '</dd>';
+      $output .= '</dl>';
+    return $output;
   }
 }
 
